Effect of magnetic activity on the dynamics of equatorial F region irregularities

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A12, 2002, Pages

  Bhattacharyya, A ^a   Basu, S ^b   Groves, K M ^b   Valladares, C E ^c   Sheehan, R ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

2415 Ionosphere: Equatorial ionosphere; 2437 Ionosphere: Ionospheric dynamics; 2439 Ionosphere: Ionospheric irregularities; 2487 Ionosphere: Wave propagation (6934); 2788 Magnetospheric physics: Storms and substorms

Indexed keywords

EID: 6044243993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009644     Document Type: Article

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